- Grade II listed period cottage +
- Situated in the small hamlet of Appley +
- Manicured gardens totalling one acre +
- Offering an abundance of character features +
- Numerous outbuildings suitable for caravans and motorhome along with ample parking +
- Countryside views +
- Close to Tiverton Parkway railway station +
- Within the hamlet of Appley offering a village shop, primary school and public house +
Situated in the heart of the small hamlet of Appley, Rose Cottage is a Grade II Listed property enjoying an abundance of character and sits within meticulously maintained mature cottage style gardens of just over an acre with a range of outbuildings including a large open sided barn and double garage along with countryside views.
Constructed in the 1590s with cob and slate, the accommodation on offer briefly comprises an entrance porch leading into the dining room complete with window seats, ceiling timbers, oak screening and an open fire along with stairs rising to the first floor, offering plenty of space for dining furniture and is a wonderful entertaining space. The adjoining sitting room is another generous room with further oak panelling, ceiling timbers and a large inglenook fireplace with inset wood burner with an oven and original beam over, a newel staircase leads to the first floor. The kitchen is situated to the rear with a high vaulted ceiling and a large picture window overlooking the gardens. This room has plenty of space for kitchen appliances and is enhanced by slate flooring, granite worktops, a walk in storage and an old impressive smoking chamber. Adjoining the kitchen is an inner hall with a small area set aside for a home office with a doorway into a family bathroom offering a white three-piece suite including a roll top stand-alone bath.
On the first floor there is a landing leading to two double bedrooms each with fireplaces and exposed cruck beams with the main bedroom enjoying a vaulted ceiling, part elm flooring and a staircase to the sitting room. The shower room offers a two-piece suite along with a separate walk-in shower cubicle.
The property sits in just over an acre of gardens which have been lovingly cared for by the current homeowners and include a recently refurbished pond along with an area of manicured lawns which include fruit trees and well stocked flowerbeds which offer an array of colour and have been carefully designed. The gardens also include a shed, summerhouse, greenhouse (connected to power and water), stone outbuilding currently used as a garden tool shed, outside w.c, log store, open sided barn which is also connected to power along with a Podpoint for a 5kw vehicle charging point. The lower garden enjoys another area of planting of various shrubs, bushes and a fir tree along where one can position seating positioned to enjoy the views over the fields. Furthermore, the detached double garage is connected to power and benefits from plenty of shelving and worktops along with an electric up and over door, there is also a service pit within the garage.
The property benefits from two entrance driveways one of which is shared and each with gated access allowing for a generous area of parking for multiple vehicles. Rose Cottage is warmed by oil fired central heating and offers an incoming buyer the opportunity to be able to move straight in.